SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Tammatha Foss, 51, of Rescue, has been appointed associate director of Female Offender Program and Services at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Foss has served as associate director for Reception Centers in the Division of Adult Institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since 2019. She was acting warden at Salinas Valley State Prison from 2018 to 2019 and chief deputy warden there in 2018. Foss was chief deputy warden at High Desert State Prison from 2016 to 2018. She was a chief in the program support unit at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Headquarters from 2014 to 2016 and correctional administrator in the Division of Adult Institutions from 2013 to 2014. Foss was a business manager and community resource manager at San Quentin State Prison from 2009 to 2013. She served in multiple positions at Pelican Bay State Prison, including procurement officer, budget analyst, and correctional officer, from 1996 to 2009. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $170,028. Foss is registered without party preference.
Jared Lozano, 44, of El Dorado Hills, has been appointed associate director of high security male institutions for the Division of Adult Institutions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Lozano has served as warden of California Medical Facility, Vacaville since 2019 and was acting warden there from 2018 to 2019. Lozano was chief deputy warden at Folsom State Prison from 2015 to 2018 and a correctional administrator at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Headquarters in 2015 and from 2012 to 2013. Lozano was acting chief deputy warden at California Health Care Facility, Stockton from 2013 to 2015. He was a lieutenant and captain at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Headquarters from 2006 to 2008, a lieutenant at California State Prison, Solano from 2004 to 2006, a sergeant at Deuel Vocational Institution from 2000 to 2004, and a correctional officer at California State Prison, Solano, from 1997 to 2000. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $170,028. Lozano is a Republican.
Tom Pier, 57, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the California Boating and Waterways Commission. Pier has been of counsel at Alioto Law Firm since 2005. He was a self-employed political consultant from 1991 to 1999, a lifeguard for the City of Newport Beach from 1988 to 1992 and a fisherman and ship engineer for various shipping vessels from 1985 to 1988. Pier earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco Law School and a Master of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Texas, Austin. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Pier is a Democrat.
G. Joyce Rowland, 65, of Rancho Santa Fe, has been appointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors. Rowland held several positions at Sempra Energy from 1998 to 2019, including senior vice president, chief culture officer, chief human resources officer and chief administrative officer. She was vice president of human resources at Pacific Enterprises from 1995 to 1998. Rowland held several positions at Southern California Gas Company, including manager of labor relations, manager of consumer affairs and community involvement manager. She is a board member of the Equality California Institute. She earned a Master of Business Administration degree in industrial relations from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Rowland is a Democrat.
Richard Valdez, 56, of San Diego, has been reappointed to the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego County Fair Board of Directors, where he has served since 2014. Valdez has been a partner at Sandler, Lasry, Laube, Byer & Valdez LLP since 2000 and a lecturer at the University of San Diego, School of Law since 2017. He was an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego, School of Law from 2008 to 2017. Valdez was an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy from 2001 to 2013. He was partner and associate attorney at Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch LLP from 1991 to 2000. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego, School of Law. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Valdez is a Democrat.
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